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New Meriton planned in Brisbane CBD.

Height increase for billion-dollar twin towers in CBD as construction begins

New details on the colossal towers over the Botanic Gardens – due for completion in 2030 – were revealed this week.

  • William Davis

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Photos of the building collapse at 780-786 New South Head Rd, Rose Bay

‘Freak accident’: Rose Bay villa partially collapses during luxury rebuild

A century-old harbourside villa has been partially reduced to rubble – the latest casualty in a development surge sweeping Sydney’s suburbs.

  • David Barwell
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese with Housing Minister Clare O’Neil and SA Premier Peter Malinauskas during the 2025 federal election spruiking his plan to build 1.2 million homes by mid-2029.

The big slow build: Labor’s 1.2 million-home plan already a year behind schedule

The Albanese government wanted 1.2 million new homes built by mid-2029. All states and territories are behind schedule, with NSW especially dragging the chain.

  • Shane Wright
Artists impression of the Bonobo by Raes development in Byron Bay.

Empire under pressure: Catalano’s son scrambles for new lender to save luxury Byron project

The fallout from assault allegations against the media mogul continues, with his name also being removed from a slew of corporate registers.

  • Lucy Macken
Strata lawyer Allison Benson.

This idea would save apartment owners $333m. Strata managers took ‘high offence’

A system of payments that has inflated the cost of apartment living is facing an overhaul, as the NSW government considers a historic ban.

  • David Barwell
Construction on a build-to-rent development at the site of a former Honda dealership on Hoddle Street is yet to begin.

Minister’s ‘fast-tracked’ housing towers become ghost projects

Two and a half years since this program was launched to great fanfare, just six homes have been built and sites remain untouched.

  • Daniella White
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Tania Constable, Minerals Council of Australia chief executive, at the Financial Review Mining Summit 2025 in Perth.
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More jobs, more houses: Mining giants push government to pilot AI

The head of the peak body for the nation’s miners says it takes about 16 years between getting a project idea off the ground to a final decision and construction. AI could change that.

  • Connor McGoverne
Perth CBD could be on the way to becoming a 24-hour city.

How could Perth become a 24-hour city?

See what key elements Perth needs to turn the CBD into a 24-hour city.

  • Indigo Lemay-Conway
An artist’s impression released by Brisbane City Council to promote the Wynnum Suburban Renewal Precinct Plan.

Plans to increase building heights in multiple suburbs divide council

Towers up to 30 storeys tall could be allowed around a popular shopping centre in one Brisbane suburb.

  • William Davis
The state developer Landcom wanted to buy Victoria Barracks. The federal government knocked it back.

‘Gems that belong to the national estate’: Keating’s attack on Defence land sale

The former prime minister says the department has no right to sell significant public assets, including Sydney’s Victoria Barracks.

  • Alexandra Smith